# Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, from 27 January to 3 February 1990. A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by male and 19 by female athletes.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +3.9 m/s) details | Linford Christie (ENG) | 9.93w | Davidson Ezinwa (NGR) | 10.05w | Bruny Surin (CAN) | 10.12w |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.4 m/s) details | Marcus Adam (ENG) | 20.10w | John Regis (ENG) | 20.16w | Ade Mafe (ENG) | 20.26w |
| 400 metres details | Darren Clark (AUS) | 44.60 | Samson Kitur (KEN) | 44.88 | Simeon Kipkemboi (KEN) | 44.93 |
| 800 metres details | Sammy Tirop (KEN) | 1:45.98 | Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) | 1:46.00 | Matthew Yates (ENG) | 1:46.62 |
| 1500 metres details | Peter Elliott (ENG) | 3:33.39 | Wilfred Kirochi (KEN) | 3:34.41 | Peter O'Donoghue (NZL) | 3:35.14 |
| 5000 metres details | Andrew Lloyd (AUS) | 13:24.86 | John Ngugi (KEN) | 13:24.94 | Ian Hamer (WAL) | 13:25.63 |
| 10,000 metres details | Eamonn Martin (ENG) | 28:08.57 | Moses Tanui (KEN) | 28:11.56 | Paul Williams (CAN) | 28:12.71 |
| Marathon details | Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) | 2:10:27 | Steve Moneghetti (AUS) | 2:10:34 | Simon-Robert Naali (TAN) | 2:10:38 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Colin Jackson (WAL) | 13.08 | Tony Jarrett (ENG) | 13.34 | David Nelson (ENG) | 13.54 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Kriss Akabusi (ENG) | 48.89 | Gideon Yego (KEN) | 49.25 | John Graham (CAN) | 50.24 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Julius Kariuki (KEN) | 8:20.64 | Joshua Kipkemboi (KEN) | 8:24.26 | Colin Walker (ENG) | 8:26.50 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | England Clarence Callender John Regis Marcus Adam Linford Christie Tony Jarrett* | 38.67 | Nigeria Victor Nwankwo Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa Abdullahi Tetengi | 38.85 | Jamaica Wayne Watson John Mair Clive Wright Ray Stewart | 39.11 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Kenya David Kitur Samson Kitur Simeon Kipkemboi Stephen Mwanzia | 3:02.48 GR | Scotland Mark Davidson David Strang Tom McKean Brian Whittle Duncan Mathieson* | 3:04.68 | Jamaica Clive Wright Devon Morris Trevor Graham Howard Burnett John Mair* | 3:04.96 |
| 30 kilometres walk details | Guillaume Leblanc (CAN) | 2:08:28 | Andrew Jachno (AUS) | 2:09:09 | Ian McCombie (ENG) | 2:09:20 |
| High jump details | Clarence Saunders (BER) | 2.36 m GR | Dalton Grant (ENG) | 2.34 m | Milton Ottey (CAN) Geoff Parsons (SCO) | 2.23 m |
| Pole vault details | Simon Arkell (AUS) | 5.35 m | Ian Tullett (ENG) | 5.25 m | Simon Poelman (NZL) | 5.20 m |
| Long jump details | Yusuf Alli (NGR) | 8.39 m (w) | David Culbert (AUS) | 8.20 m (w) | Festus Igbinoghene (NGR) | 8.18 m (w) |
| Triple jump details | Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP) | 16.95 m | Jonathan Edwards (ENG) | 16.93 m | Edrick Floreal (CAN) | 16.89 m |
| Shot put details | Simon Williams (ENG) | 18.54 m | Adewale Olukoju (NGR) | 18.48 m | Paul Edwards (WAL) | 18.17 m |
| Discus throw details | Adewale Olukoju (NGR) | 62.62 m | Werner Reiterer (AUS) | 61.56 m | Paul Nandapi (AUS) | 59.94 m |
| Hammer throw details | Sean Carlin (AUS) | 75.66 m | Dave Smith (ENG) | 73.52 m | Angus Cooper (NZL) | 71.26 m |
| Javelin throw details | Steve Backley (ENG) | 86.02 m GR | Mick Hill (ENG) | 83.32 m | Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) | 81.66 m |
| Decathlon details | Mike Smith (CAN) | 8525 pts | Simon Poelman (NZL) | 8207 pts w | Eugene Gilkes (ENG) | 7705 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +4.4 m/s) details | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.02w | Kerry Johnson (AUS) | 11.17w | Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) | 11.20w |
| 200 metres details | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.76 | Kerry Johnson (AUS) | 22.88 | Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) | 23.15 |
| 400 metres details | Fatima Yusuf (NGR) | 51.08 | Linda Keough (ENG) | 51.63 | Charity Opara (NGR) | 52.01 |
| 800 metres details | Diane Edwards (ENG) | 2:00.25 GR | Ann Williams (ENG) | 2:00.40 | Sharon Stewart (AUS) | 2:00.87 |
| 1500 metres details | Angela Chalmers (CAN) | 4:08.41 | Christina Cahill (ENG) | 4:08.71 | Bev Nicholson (ENG) | 4:09.00 |
| 3000 metres details | Angela Chalmers (CAN) | 8:38.38 GR | Yvonne Murray (SCO) | 8:39.46 | Liz McColgan (SCO) | 8:47.66 |
| 10,000 metres details | Liz McColgan (SCO) | 32:23.56 | Jill Hunter (ENG) | 32:33.21 | Barbara Moore (NZL) | 32:44.73 |
| Marathon details | Lisa Martin (AUS) | 2:25:28 | Tani Ruckle (AUS) | 2:33:15 | Angie Pain (ENG) | 2:36:35 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Kay Morley (WAL) | 12.91 | Sally Gunnell (ENG) | 13.12 | Lesley-Ann Skeete (ENG) | 13.31 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Sally Gunnell (ENG) | 55.38 | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | 56.00 | Jenny Laurendet (AUS) | 56.74 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Australia Monique Dunstan Kathy Sambell Cathy Freeman Kerry Johnson | 43.87 | England Stephi Douglas Jenni Stoute Simmone Jacobs Paula Dunn | 44.15 | Nigeria Beatrice Utondu Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Chioma Ajunwa | 44.67 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | England Angela Piggford Jenni Stoute Sally Gunnell Linda Keough | 3:28.08 | Australia Maree Holland Sharon Stewart Susan Andrews Debbie Flintoff-King | 3:30.74 | Canada Rosey Edeh France Gareau Cheryl Allen Gail Harris | 3:33.26 |
| 10 kilometres walk details | Kerry Saxby (AUS) | 45:03 | Anne Judkins (NZL) | 47:03 | Lisa Langford (ENG) | 47:23 |
| High jump details | Tania Murray (NZL) | 1.88 m | Janet Boyle (NIR) | 1.88 m | Tracy Phillips (NZL) | 1.88 m |
| Long jump details | Jane Flemming (AUS) | 6.78 m | Beatrice Utondu (NGR) | 6.65 m (w) | Fiona May (ENG) | 6.55 m |
| Shot put details | Myrtle Augee (ENG) | 18.48 m | Judy Oakes (ENG) | 18.43 m | Yvonne Hanson-Nortey (ENG) | 16.00 m |
| Discus throw details | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) | 56.38 m | Jackie McKernan (NIR) | 54.86 m | Astra Vitols (AUS) | 53.84 m |
| Javelin throw details | Tessa Sanderson (ENG) | 65.72 m | Sue Howland (AUS) | 61.18 m | Kate Farrow (AUS) | 58.98 m |
| Heptathlon details | Jane Flemming (AUS) | 6695 pts GR | Sharon Jaklofsky-Smith (AUS) | 6115 pts | Judy Simpson (ENG) | 6085 pts |

## Medal table

* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | England | 13 | 14 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Australia | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Kenya | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | New Zealand* | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Scotland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Bermuda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 |

## Participation

* Australia (83)
* Bahamas (3)
* Bangladesh (4)
* Barbados (1)
* Bermuda (4)
* Botswana (9)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Canada (81)
* Cayman Islands (1)
* Cook Islands (4)
* Cyprus (7)
* England (105)
* Falkland Islands (2)
* Gambia (4)
* Ghana (8)
* Guernsey (1)
* Guyana (2)
* Hong Kong (3)
* Isle of Man (3)
* Jamaica (13)
* Jersey (1)
* Kenya (29)
* Lesotho (4)
* Malawi (5)
* Malaysia (3)
* Mauritius (3)
* New Zealand (81)
* Nigeria (14)
* Norfolk Island (1)
* Northern Ireland (9)
* Pakistan (5)
* Papua New Guinea (8)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
* Scotland (25)
* Seychelles (5)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Swaziland (4)
* Tanzania (4)
* Tonga (4)
* Trinidad and Tobago (5)
* Uganda (6)
* Vanuatu (3)
* Wales (14)
* Zambia (6)
* Zimbabwe (5)